Haha, talking about politics always gets such interesting and amusing results! I love it! Anyway, of course I watched John Kerry's speech, and I'm sure you're all wondering what I thought about it! (I say "you all" because even though I don't get too many comments, I have a sneaking suspicion that more people read this than just the people who comment. If that's not true, then I'll just pretend lots of people read it in order to make myself sound cooler) Even if you're not interested, I'm going to tell you anyway because it's fun and it makes me feel important!
 
Well, I don't feel like giving lots of details, because I'm sure the people who care saw it themselves and the people who don't care didn't watch it and really don't care to read about it either. Well, this was the first time I had ever heard Kerry speak, other than a few brief clips from the news. So overall, I thought it was a fairly dynamic speech full of conviction. Kerry established many of his ideas and plans that so many people had previously claimed to be unsure of. I'll admit, at first I wasn't too impressed with him. I thought he sounded kind of formal and impersonal, but later on in his speech, he started to win me over. He seems to have faith in his ideas and to have finally set boundaries on what he believes. That should be a good thing and should make the Republican claim that he changes his mind so much and doesn't know what he believes even weaker. So I was not disappointed in the speech, but I still feel as though Kerry is a bit rigid, formal, and impersonal, although not to the point that it becomes a major turn off. I think that John Edwards is more charismatic and informal, and therefore connects better with the public. This balance should be good for them and allow them to attract more potential voters.
 
For some reason the subject that I had considered boring, dull, and uninteresting for so many years has now sucked me into its grasp. Maybe it's because I've been caught up in the buzz of the Democratic National Convention, because I've been talking to lots of friends who are also very excited, because it's the first presidential election I can actually vote in, or maybe it's simply because I don't have anything better to do. Either way, I have to say that I've gotten pretty excited.
 
Although I'll admit I don't know too much about Bush and his plans because I didn't pay much attention over the past few years, I can't help but lean away from him. According to what I've heard from several other people, he has only done bad things for the country and will only continue to screw it up. Of course those people were Democrats and therefore very biased. I also know that I've based a lot of my assumptions on what I've heard over the past few days. This may be a bad thing to do since everything I heard was very one-sided and uncontested.
 
I don't mean to sound as though I've recently been brainwashed, but I've been seriously considering switching to the Democratic party. I mean, my middle initial is wrong on my voter's registration card anyway, and since I have to go get that fixed, that would be the perfect opportunity to change. It was fate. I was meant to be a Democrat. Seriously, how many times have I made fun of Bush this summer? Too many to count. How many times have I ever taken up for him? Never. Most Republicans would probably consider me a traitor and disgrace to their name. I really think that I agree more with the Democratic views anyway. Plus I really don't think it's a big deal if I switch. For some odd reason, it feels exciting and defiant to become a Democrat. Don't ask me why, I'm just crazy like that! Additionally, after a wonderful conversation with a fabulous person I hadn't spoken to in AGES, I feel even more convinced and compelled to do so. Or should I wait until I learn more about the Republicans? Hmmm.......I'm thinking no!